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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Pjotr Sauer

Russia will not resume gas supplies to Europe until sanctions lifted, says Moscow

Pipes at the landfall facilities of the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline in Lubmin, Germany
Gazprom announced on Friday that the suspension of gas supplies at Nord Stream 1 would be extended indefinitely, citing ‘malfunctions’ along the pipeline. Photograph: Hannibal Hanschke/Reuters

Russia will not resume in full its gas supplies to Europe until the west lifts its sanctions against Moscow, the Kremlin said, as concerns over Russian gas supplies continued to drive up energy prices.

Speaking to journalists on Monday, Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin’s spokesperson, blamed sanctions “introduced against our country by western countries including Germany and the UK” for Russia’s failure to deliver gas through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline.

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